DAILY GK 5-6 APR 2026
1.
MYANMAR PRESIDENT
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Min Aung Hlaing, Senior General and former
Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw (Armed Forces of Myanmar), was elected as
the 11th President of Myanmar by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Assembly of the Union), the legislature
of Myanmar.
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Min Aung Hlaing won 429 of 584 votes, while Nan
Ni Ni Aye, regional Member of Parliament (MP) from Karen
State, and U Nyo Saw were elected as Vice-Presidents of Myanmar.
2.
VIETNAM PRESIDENT
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To Lam, General Secretary of Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), was unanimously re-elected as the President
of Vietnam by the National Assembly of Vietnam (NA) during its 16th
session, securing a new five-year term.
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The NA elected TôLâm
(To Lam) as President with 100%
support (495/495 deputies present) in the 500-seat assembly.
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Le Minh Hung, was elected as Prime
Minister (PM) of Vietnam.
3.
NASSCOM CHAIRPERSON
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The Nasscom Foundation announced
the appointment of UB Pravin Rao as its
new Chairperson.
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NASSCOM (National Association of
Software and Service Companies), established in 1988, is the apex trade body for
India's IT-BPM industry, driving policy advocacy, skill development, and
innovation.
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Headquarter- Noida.
4.
KARMAYOGI SADHANA SAPTAH 2026 FOR CIVIL SERVANTS
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually
launched the ‘Karmayogi Sadhana Saptah 2026’, a national learning week initiative under Mission
Karmayogi celebrating its five-year milestone.
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The programme is built on three pillars: Technology, Tradition, and Tangible Outcomes.
5.
CBDT LAUNCHES ‘KAR SAATHI’ WEBSITE
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The Central Board of
Direct Taxes (CBDT), under the Department of Revenue
(DoR), Ministry of Finance (MoF), launched a new website and an Artificial
Intelligence (AI)-powered assistant called ‘Kar Saathi’ to simplify the procedure of tax filing.
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The launch of the web portal coincides with a nationwide
awareness campaign, Policy Reform and
Responsible Action for Mission Viksit Bharat (PRARAMBH 2026).
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It includes an AI chatbot that provides instant tax-related
information in both Hindi and English.
6.
INDIA, SOUTH KOREA SIGN PACT IN SHIPBUILDING SECTOR
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The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) signed
a Plan of Implementation (PoI) with South
Korea’s Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in
New Delhi(Delhi) to enhance skill
development in India’s shipbuilding and maritime sector.
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The agreement aligns
with the objectives of the Maritime
Amrit Kaal Vision (MAKV) 2047, aimed at strengthening
India’s global maritime position.
7.
MOE DECLARES NCERT AS ‘DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY’
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The Ministry of Education (MoE), through
its Department of Higher Education (DHE), declared the
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) as
a ‘Deemed to be University’ under a distinct category as per Section 3 of
the University Grants Commission (UGC)
Act, 1956.
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NCERT can now offer
Diploma, Undergraduate (UG), Postgraduate (PG), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), and
specialised programmes while continuing curriculum development.
8.
MIB NOTIFIES TV RATING POLICY 2026
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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) notified
the ‘Television (TV) Rating Policy (TRP
2026)’, replacing the existing 2014 guidelines TV
governing audience measurement in India.
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As per TRP 2026, any viewership
arising out of landing page will be excluded in viewership measurement.
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The policy mandates
that at least 50% of the Board must be independent directors with no links
to broadcasters or advertisers, and prohibits consultancy roles to prevent
conflicts of interest.
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MIB has eased the
minimum net worth requirement for a company willing to register as TV
rating agency from existing Rs 20 crore to Rs.5 crore.
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As per the notification,
TV rating agencies are now required to scale up their operations to 80,000
metered(m) homes within 18 months (6 months for existing rating
agencies), with a long-term goal of 1.20 lakh homes.
9.
RUSSIA’S FIRST DEPUTY PM VISITED INDIA
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The IRIGC-TEC serves as
a key institutional mechanism to review
and advance strategic economic ties between the two countries.
10.
NITI AAYOG’S AIM LAUNCHES ATL SARTHI & MENTOR
INDIA ACADEMY
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The National
Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog)’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) launched two new initiatives, Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL)
Sarthi and Mentor India Academy at
Vardhaman College of Engineering in Hyderabad,
Telangana.
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ATL Sarthi is a comprehensive capacity-building programme for ATL
in-charges and educators, while the Mentor
India Academy serves as an advanced
training platform for mentors under AIM’s Mentor India initiative.
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NITI Aayog has designated Vardhaman College of
Engineering as the nodal
institution for the state, providing technical assistance, mentorship,
teacher training and support for incubation and entrepreneurship.
11.
GOI NOTIFIES AMARAVATI NOW SOLE CAPITAL OF ANDHRA PRADESH
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The Ministry of Law
& Justice (MoL&J) formally notified Amaravati as
the exclusive capital of Andhra Pradesh
(AP) after both houses of Parliament i.e. Lok Sabha (Lower House) and
Rajya Sabha (Upper House), passed Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation
(Amendment) Act, 2026 and received presidential assent.
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With passage of the Amendment Act and President’s assent,
Amaravati will now be the permanent capital city of AP.
12.
NBA NOTIFIES CMLRE & ARI AS NATIONAL
REPOSITORIES
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The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), notified two
institutions, Referral Centre Bhavasagara at the Centre
for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE) (Kochi, Kerala) and MACS
Collection of Microorganisms and National Fungal Culture Collection at
Agharkar Research Institute(ARI), Pune, Maharashtra, as national repositories under Section 39 of the
Biological Diversity (BD Act, 2002).
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Following the inclusion of these two institutions, the national network of repositories has
now increased to 20.
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Referral Centre Bhavasagara at CMLRE: It is a specialized
national facility dedicated to deep-sea biodiversity, working under the
Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
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MACS Collection of Microorganisms (ARI, Pune): It is a well-established facility
with specialization in preserving microbial cultures.
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National Fungal Culture Collection of India (ARI,
Pune): It is
a leading national repository dedicated to fungal diversity.
